# Principle Plasma and Laser Physics engineer

Introduction to the job Help solve some of the most complex physics and engineering challenges in the semiconductor industry. As a Principal Plasma and Laser Physics Engineer on the EUV Source Performance team in San Diego, you’ll help ensure that ASML’s EUV light sources meet or exceed customer performance requirements. You’ll develop deep system-level expertise and work at the intersection of laser physics, plasma physics, optics, controls, data analysis, and system engineering. You’ll contribute throughout the product development lifecycle, from early technology development and system definition through integration, validation, field introduction, and sustaining support. Your work will help improve the performance, reliability, and availability of EUV source technology used by customers around the world. Role and responsibilities You’ll be part of the EUV Source Performance team, working across disciplines to characterize system performance, validate new technologies, troubleshoot complex issues, and drive continuous improvement of EUV source products. As a Principal Plasma and Laser Physics Engineer, you’ll: Develop system-level expertise of the EUV light source and serve as a

- **Id**: 4292604
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/asml-principle-plasma-and-laser-physics-engineer>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Seniority**: staff
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: hybrid
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: San Diego, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 10
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-13T23:51:35Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-13
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-13T23:51:35Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 0
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- **Description chars**: 9373
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- **Benefits**: 401k plan, Flexible schedule, Life insurance
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Game Development, Semiconductor Equipment

## Company

- **Id**: 17151
- **Name**: ASML
- **Domain**: asml.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/asml>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 85
- **Open postings**: 149
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.805
- **Repost share**: 0.007
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 18
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 172875
- **Max**: 253550
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 253550

## Technologies

- **EUV** — Optional: no
- **MATLAB** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 10
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-13T23:51:35Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 460 · green card filings: 197; Filings 12m: 460

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 19
- **Reasons**: conf:1, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-14T01:46:48Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 253550
- **Is top pay**: yes

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